Andrew Johnson delivered his address upon assuming the office of president on April 17th, 1865.. Read by Yuvraj Singh. Whoever came after Lincoln would have a lot to prove, though it's difficult to suppose many could do worse than Andrew Johnson. Johnson was a slaver, but against southern secession; still, his mishandling of Reconstruction would have a significant impact on the United States.

The cover art is an c. 1866 photograph of Andrew Johnson by Washington Bogart Cooper.

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Abraham Lincoln delivered his fabled 2nd inaugural address on March 4th, 1865. Read by Jason Snell (https://sixcolors.com/), the host of Upgrade (https://www.relay.fm/upgrade with Myke Hurley) and The Incomparable podcasts (https://www.theincomparable.com/theincomparable/). The Civil War had just ended and the nation was on the road to recovery when the future was rent asunder by an assassins bullet. Just a little over a month later, Lincoln would meet his end, to be succeeded by Andrew Johnson – a president considered one of (if not the) best, followed by one of (if not the) worst.

“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”

The cover art is an 1869 portrait of Abraham Lincoln by George Peter Alexander Healy.

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Abraham Lincoln delivered his 1st inaugural address on March 4th, 1861. Read by John Greenman. James Buchanan, often the lowest ranked (or near the bottom) president, was followed by the inimitable Lincoln, often the highest (or, usually, in the top 3) ranked president. The Civil War began less than a month after this election and consumed his first term. In those first few years, his popularity was not what it is now. That changed after his death, hardly into his second term.

The cover art is an 1865 photograph of Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Gardner.

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James Buchanan delivered inaugural address on March 4th, 1857. Read by Yuvraj Singh. Buchanan is perhaps best known for being the president immediately before Abraham Lincoln. Considered one of the lower ranked presidents, Buchanan is often compared to his successor. He supported the Dred Scott which held that American citizenship was not meant for Black people, whether enslaved or free – and so the rights provided by the Constitution did not apply to them (the decision is widely considered to be one of, if not the, worst Supreme Court decision). 

The cover art is an 1859 portrait of James Buchanan by George Peter Alexander Healy.

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Franklin Pierce delivered inaugural address on March 4th, 1853. Read by Yuvraj Singh. Franklin Pierce came into the presidency after suffering tragedy. Just a couple of months prior, he lost his 11 year old son, Benny, in a train wreck. He was the youngest elected president of the country at the time and, perhaps propelled into his work by the tragedy, read the address from memory over the following half hour.

The cover art is an 1858 portrait of Franklin Pierce by George Peter Alexander Healy

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Millard Fillmore's message to Congress upon the death of Zachary Taylor. Delivered 07/10/1850. Read by Yuvraj Singh. Fillmore was advanced to the presidency of his predecessor, Zachary Taylor, died after a year in office. Like several presidents before him, and the couple after him, slavery was a pertinent issue during his presidency. The Compromise of 1850, which included the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, is perhaps the most notable aspect of his presidency.

The cover art is an 1857 portrait of Millard Fillmore by George Peter Alexander Healy.

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Zachary Taylor delivered inaugural address on March 5th, 1849. Read by Yuvraj Singh. The 12th president of the United States, Taylor had served just a few months over a year before dying in office – the 2nd president to do so. Elected just 12 years before the beginning of the Civil War, slavery was the most important and dominant issue of his time. Though he doesn't rank highly as a president, it's less because of his failures and more because of his short term.

The cover art is an 1848 portrait of Zachary Taylor by Joseph Henry Bush.

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James K. Polk delivered inaugural address on March 4th, 1845. Read by Yuvraj Singh. The 11th president of the United States, Polk served a single term. Prior to becoming president, he served in the House of Representatives and as Governor of Tennessee. The size of the United States grew through the Mexican-American War; his presidency saw the annexation of Texas, the Oregon Territory, and the Mexican Cession (which included California, Utah, and Nevada; as well as parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming). You can learn more about Polk here.

The cover art is an 1858 portrait of James K Polk by George Peter Alexander Healy.

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John Tyler delivered his address upon assuming the office of the president  on April 9th, 1841. Read by Yuvraj Singh. Tyler was the first vice president to become president; his predecessor, William Henry Harrison, had died a short month after becoming president. Tyler would not be re-elected. Interestingly, he would be the only president born in the 18th century to have grandchildren alive in the 21st century. 

The cover art is an 1959 portrait of John Tyler by George Peter Alexander Healy.

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William Henry Harrison delivered his only inaugural address on March 4th, 1841. Read by Yuvraj Singh. It was the longest inaugural address – 8.455 words – for the shortest presidency – 32 days. Harrison was the first president to die in office; his vice president, John Tyler, would assume office after him

The cover art is an 1835 portrait of William Henry Harrison by James Reid Lambdin.

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